John 13:6:11John.13.6.W11TAB
νίπτεις
nipteis
“wash”
- Transliteration
- NIP-teis
- Extended
- NIP-teis
- IPA
- /ˈnip.tiːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- wash
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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NIP-teis
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SY mou NIP-teis tous PO-das
- clause
KY-ri-e SY mou NIP-teis tous PO-das
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LE-yei au-TOI KY-ri-e SY mou NIP-teis tous PO-das
Exegesis
The question sy mou nipteis tous podas {σύ μου νίπτεις τοὺς πόδας | sý moû níp-teis toús pó-das} exhibits marked word order: the possessive mou precedes the verb, and the subject pronoun sy is explicit, together creating a strong contrastive nuance, something like “You are washing my feet?” This rhetorical emphasis is carried over into English by using interrogative forms (“do You wash,” “are You really going to wash”) that convey Peter’s astonishment and discomfort, while keeping the core elements and roles of the Greek clause intact.
In context — John 13:6
Then He comes to Simon Peter, and Peter says to Him, “Lord , do You wash my feet?”
About this coordinate
John 13:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of John 13:6, so the Greek word νίπτεις (nipteis) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.13.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (John.13.6.W11.S1) and character.